Bataan (CVL 29) - Naval Cruise Book

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,,, 5 2 , ! 2 l Q l C A I a S Y l 1 I l l ? ! N 1 I a V r is i r 1 i l I E E l l S i 2 l l l l l The Bataan Publishing Committee extends its thanks to Kenneth Burdette, of the Charleston Engraving Company, Charleston, S. C., and Bill Crichton, of The Observer Printing House, Inc., Charlotte, N. C., for their help, cooperation and excellent quality of workmanship. l 1,

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The suggestron that a Prctorral Hrstory be publrshcd I0 qgttr the perlod commencrng urth the launchtng of the U S S Bam-tn on 1 August 1943 was orrgmally 'tolced by a small group of oflicers at about the trme when tht xt ar urth Japan xx as rapldly drawlng to a close rn August 1945 The rtsponst to thls pro posal was general spontaneous acclarm throughout tht shxp Pir trcularly promment among those who bv thexr tnthusrastxt mttr est and unt1r1ng effort hate made tht publ1cat1on of thns hrs torlcal account possrble are Lreuttnant Commandtr l V Strub USNR Who d1d the 1n1t1al spade uork and proudtd tht lmpttus Whrch transformed an rdea mto a fully dtxtloptd rtalnty lrtu tenant Cjgl John E Lewxs USNR xx ho rs tht tapmtxty of l xt erary Edrtor and later as Managlng Edttor tompltttd tht xol the photographrc excellence of tht uorlt and lxtuttnant Jamts M Blrd USNR Who so capably hmdltd all nstal matttxs mc: dent to publrcatlon The rntertst 1nd tffort of numtxous othtrs not specrlically crted art rttlttttd rn tht 'trtnstmt tltgmnct of tlns volume and here mentlon must bt madt of tht Photographtrs Mates Whose contrlbutlon has bttn s1ngul1rl5 outstanding To all who have pooltd thelr speclal talents and xt ho hate grven so generously of therr trmt rn ordtr that uc thelr shlp mates mlght find real and lastxng pltasurt not only nn the possessron of thrs beautrful productlon but rn the recollectlon of flrm personal relatxonshlps established xx h1le serxmg on board the Bataan rn World War II I rush to express the smcere apprecratron of All Hands W C GILBERT Captam U S Navy Commandmg I - . V ' ,Y ' I Va . . . . g 4 r I 1 I 7 ' l 1 L l 3 7 rl C V ' V 1 . 5 X . - I T l . L ' I l 7 7 ' , 1 1- I X - I . . V 5 vx 1 1 ' y- 4'x - umeg Lieutenant Mills F. Steele, USNR. who is responsible for I 7 : C 'Il 'Y L . Y . ' , , L 4. L X L an 4 Y T' ' ' ' X 'I ' Y' xl Y I' 2 v , I 5 L x 'H 1 'K' 7 . ' L xx . L Y 1 - , ' ' L r r ' ' 1 1 . Y . I i-1 7' Y . u 1 7

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